Fountain-vase.



W. P. GLASSCO.

FOUNTAIN VASE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY8,1913.

1,081,825. Patented Dec. 16, 1913.

WALTER F. GLASSOO, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

FOUNTAIN-VASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 16, 19' 3.

Application filed May 8, 1913. Serial No. 766,414.

1/ b all whom it may concern Be it known that I, lVAL'rnn F. Gmssoo, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indiana polis, in the county of lvlarion, State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain-Vases; and I do hereby declare the following to be a, full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a fountain vase adapted to be installed in the drawing room or elsewhere within a house, and has particular application to a vase which is designed especially for holding flowers.

In carrying out my invention it is my pin-pose to provide an ornamental vase which is designed to receive cut flowers, and which is provided with means for causing a stream or streams of water to play about the flower containing section of the Vase, so that in addition to forming an attractive ornament, my invention is also useful in that the flowers are watered, and consequently kept fresh.

lVith the above recited objects and others of a similar nature in view, my invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a fountain vase embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken through the fountain vase embodying my invention and showing conventionally flowers carried thereby. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 4 is a similar View taken on the line 4L at of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail view of one of the check valves, in the present instance the valve of the piston disk. Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail sectional view of the packing for the red at the bottom of the holder. Fig. 8 is a detail plan view of the guide spider for the rod at the top of the holder.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designates a reservoir or receptacle for water, which is preferably formed of colored glass, and

may be of any suitable and ornamental shape, but in the present instance is shown as approximately cylindrical in form. Within this receptacle is designed to reciprocate a piston head or disk 2 which is formed of any suitable material, and has its periphery grooved as at 3 for the reception of a peripheral packing ring 4:.

The numeral 5 indicates a coil or semihour glass spring, the lower end of which contacts with the bottom of the reservoir, while the upper narrow end thereof carries a rod (5 which extends through the central bore 7 in the piston disk. The tendency of the spring is to normally push the piston toward the top of the reservoir, and this disk is provided with a circular opening 8, the wall of which opening is beveled and forms a valve seat for the upwardly opening valve disk 8. Small retaining lugs 9 carried by the piston disk and projecting radially partially across the valve opening to prevent the displacement of the disk when the latter is pushed upwardly. Similarly the bottom of the reservoir is provided with an inlet opening 10, the wall of which is beveled to seat the valve disk 11. which is maintained in place by the radially extending lugs 12 projecting partially across the top thereof. The upper end of the reservoir is circumferentially threaded as at 13, and upon this threaded end is screwed the circular flange 14 of the metallic cover 15. This cover is provided with a central portion 16 for the reception of the lower end of the cylindrical holder 17. This holder 17 is preferably formed of porcelain and has a bottom 18 formed with a central aperture 19 for the passage of the rod 6 which extends vertically entirely through the holder and beyond the upper edge 20 of such holder, the top of said rod having a removable head 21. The cover 15 has a flange 22 surrounding the central portion. which flange receives the lower portion of the side wall of the holder. At the aperture 16 the cover 15 is recessed as at 23 in Fig. 7 for the reception of a packing 24 through which the rod 6 passes, while is a metal plate covering the packing and through which the rod passes, this plate being held in position by the projections 26. Midway of its vertical length the flower holder 17 is provided with and surrounded by a platform 27, which is also preferably formed of porcelain and made integral with such flowerholder, this platform being provided with a peripheral flange 28 grooved as at 29 for the reception of the lower end of the glass dome 30. This dome, it is to be understood, may also be of any ornamental character, and is preferably formed of glass. A plurality of supply pipes 31 communicate at their lower ends with the reservoir 1 through the top of the casing, and these pipes extend upward through the platform 27, and are provided at their upper ends with perforated spray i1 5:- heads 32 which are preferably po sitioned adjacent to but slightly below the top edge of the flower holder.

From the description thus far given, it will be understood that the coil spring 5 normally tends to push the piston toward the top of the reservoir. lV hen it is desired to cause the fountain to play, the globe is lifted and the cover 15 unscrewed from the top of the reservoir. A sufficient quantity of water is then poured into the reservoir, the body of water lying above the piston, the latter being depressed by pressing down on the rod 6. The cover is then screwed into position and the pressure on the rod released so that the spring 5 may exert pressure to force the piston toward the top of the reservoir. This action of the piston causes the water to pass through the pipes 31 and to be sprayed out through the perforated heads 32 at the ends of the pipes, the dome having been replaced. The water flows upon the platform 27 and passing down through the pipe 33 reenters the reservoir at the bottom thereof through the inlet opening 10 which is controlled by the valve 11. Thus the water in returning to the reservoir flows into the latter beneath the piston. When all of the water has been returned to the reservoir through the pipe 33, the piston will again be at the top of such reser voir. It is only necessary then to depress the piston by means of the rod 6 so that the water passes through the valve opening 8 in the piston to the space in the reservoir above the piston. Upon releasing the red, the water will again be sprayed as above described, in the dome section of the device. The rod 6 is held in line and guided at the upper edge of the holder by means of a small spider 34-, having a central opening 35 through which said rod passes.

It will be noted that I have provided a simple, ornamental fountain vase, which may be readily operated to cause the foun tain to play, thus not only providing a pleasing ornament for the drawing room,

but also constituting a means for keeping the flowers in a fresh condition.

While I have herein shown and described one particular embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to all the precise details of construction herein set forth by way of illustration, as modification and variation may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a reservoir, of a holder carried thereby, a platform extending from the holder, a dome mounted on the platform, spray pipes extending from the reservoir into the dome, a return pipe leading from the platform back to the reservoir, 2. valved piston reciprocating in the reservoir, means normally forcing the valved piston toward the top of the reservoir, and manually operated means for depressing the piston against the action of the forcing means.

2. The combination with a reservoir, of a top mounted thereon, a holder carried by the top, a dome chamber carried by the holder, a valved piston reciprocating within the reservoir, a spring normally forcing the valved piston toward the top of the reservoir, a supply pipe leading from the reservoir to the dome, a return pipe leading from the bottom of the dome chamber to the bottom of the reservoir beneath the piston, and means for depressing the piston against the action of the spring.

8. The combination with a reservoir having a valve in the bottom thereof, and a top threaded on the reservoir, a valved piston reciprocating within the reservoir, a spring normally forcing the piston toward the top of the reservoir, a holder mounted on the top of the reservoir, an operating rod connected with the spring extending through the piston and through the bottom of the holder, a platform carried horizontally by the holder, a plurality of supply pipes con nected with the top of the reservoir and extending through the platform, spraying devices carried at the upper ends of said supply pipes and a return pipe leading from the bottom of the platform, said pipe being controlled by the valve in the bottom of the reservoir.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature, in the presence of two wltnesses.

ViUiLlER F. GLASSCO.

Witnesses:

OTTO H. NATER, LOUIE B. ONnnn.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Fatents, Washington, I). G. 

